''Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits'' is the first

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of songs recorded by

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

. It was released in 1968 by Bang Records after Diamond left Bang for Uni Records. Bang would eventually release four Neil Diamond compilation albums on top of the two original Diamond albums that Bang issued in 1966 and '67. Ten of the twelve songs on this album are original Diamond compositions with the remaining two cover versions of oldies. After

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absorbed Bang Records, this album was replaced by a new compilation titled '' Classics: The Early Years'' which replaced the cover songs with additional Diamond originals: " I'm a Believer" (which became a hit for The Monkees) and " Shilo" which Bang initially rejected as a single but was later released as a single and became a hit in 1970 after this album was released.

Track listing

All songs composed by Neil Diamond unless otherwise indicated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits Neil Diamond compilation albums 1968 compilation albums Bang Records compilation albums Albums produced by Ellie Greenwich Albums produced by Jeff Barry